Blue Skies and Tail Winds

Blue Skies and Tail Winds
Author: Dana L. Van Loan
Publisher: Sunnyside Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2008-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0971721416

"Presents stories describing author's experiences from 1990-2005 during his mid-life career change from dairy agriculture to aviation, first as a private pilot, then as pilot of an air ambulance, and finally as Captain-in-Command of Lear jets for corporate aviation"--Provided by publisher.

Fly the Wing

Fly the Wing
Author: Jim Webb
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1991-01-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780813805412

Fly the Wing discusses the basics and fundamentals that pilots must learn. It then describes how to polish and refine skills as you go on more difficult maneuvers and advanced phases of flight. This book is a professional flight training manual designed to motivate professional pilots to attain and maintain high standards of performance.

The Adventures of Tommy the Texan and Captain Billy

The Adventures of Tommy the Texan and Captain Billy
Author: William Moyle
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2019-09-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 148088281X

Book one of The Adventures of Tommy the Texan and Captain Billy narrated the story of how Billy’s relationship began with his friend in flight, Tommy the Texan. Their adventures brought them from their meeting in a barn in Arizona to Tommy’s new home in a hangar at a small airport in Danbury, Connecticut. Billy and his crew restored Tommy and prepped him to return to the air. Book two of the Tommy the Texan series, The Adventures of Tommy the Texan and Captain Billy: A Return to Blue Skies, shares how the bond between Tommy, a T-6 Texan airplane, and Captain Billy keeps growing as he and his crew prepare for Tommy’s first test flight and a return to blue skies. Lois and Tracie, two of Billy’s pilot friends, become new members of the team. The story follows the team as they get Tommy ready for his test flight and face a challenge that could be a big problem. The crew flies down to Florida to attend a flying formation clinic where Billy hopes to get certified so their adventures can continue.

His Testimonies, My Heritage

His Testimonies, My Heritage
Author: Kristie Anyabwile
Publisher: The Good Book Company
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2019-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1784984566

Hear the voices of women of colour on the most important subject in any age-the word of God. Hear the voices of women of colour on the most important subject in any age-the word of God. This inspiring collection of devotions is by a diverse group of women of colour-African-American, Hispanic, Caribbean, and Asian women. Contributors include Kristie Anyabwile, Jackie Hill-Perry, Trillia Newbell, Elicia Horton, Christina Edmondson, Blair Linne, Bev Chao Berrus and more. It is a faithful exposition of Psalm 119 and incorporates each contributor’s cultural expression both within the teaching and as they bring the word of God to bear on their lives. You will be thrilled and encouraged by hearing God speak through his word as it is expounded by these faithful women teachers, and you will long for more.

Write It When I'm Gone

Write It When I'm Gone
Author: Thomas M. DeFrank
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2007-10-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1101207469

The New York Times bestseller?and the candid voice of an American president In 1974, Newsweek correspondent Thomas M. DeFrank was interviewing Gerald Ford when the Vice President blurted out something astonishingly indiscreet. He then extracted a promise not to publish it. ?Write it when I?m dead,? Ford said? and thus began a thirty-two-year relationship. During the last fifteen years of their conversations, Ford opened up to DeFrank, speaking in a way few presidents ever have. Here the award-winning journalist reveals these private talks, as Ford discusses his experiences with his fellow presidents, the Warren Commission, and his exchanges with Bill Clinton during the latter?s impeachment process. In addition, he shares his thoughts about both Bush administrations, the Iraq war, his beloved wife Betty, and the frustrations of aging. Write It When I?m Gone is not only a historical document but an unprecedented portrait of a president.

An Aviator's Journal

An Aviator's Journal
Author: James D. Fox
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2011-08-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1465345000

This is the story of a young man’s dream come true, the problems he faced when he got there, how he faced those problems, and what happened as a result. The story is not only about flying, but also about human nature. After all, the people who fly airplanes, are still just people, and enhanced or encumbered by the position where they find themselves. The author often sees situations from the humorous side, so you can expect some laughs as well as some heart stopping adventures. Technical points are explained for the technically challenged. It is easy reading and contains no love interest. Sorry, Mrs. Parker. The author’s high school English teacher suggested that stories should contain a love interest if expected to have a commercial value.

Still Trudging

Still Trudging
Author: Sergeant Skid Row
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 551
Release: 2022-12-09
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN:

The book Still Trudging is a follow-up of the book I Trudged and is a continuation of stories describing the author's life going from a path of almost certain death to a life without complaints or regrets. Changing the word trudged to trudging implies that the journey is an ongoing adventure, with still much to do. He describes a long process of recovery; for him, recovery was not a "one-and-done" event. The author paints a picture of his progress through a series of short stories. He ties together his personal experiences with the principles of recovery taught to him by those he met along the way.

Wingwalkers

Wingwalkers
Author: Taylor Brown
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2022-04-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250274605

A former WWI ace pilot and his wingwalker wife barnstorm across Depression-era America, performing acts of aerial daring. “They were over Georgia somewhere, another nameless hamlet whose dusty streets lay flocked and trembling with the pink handbills they’d rained from the sky that morning, the ones that announced the coming of DELLA THE DARING DEVILETTE, who would DEFY THE HEAVENS, shining like a DAYTIME STAR, a WING-WALKING WONDER borne upon the wings of CAPTAIN ZENO MARIGOLD, a DOUBLE ACE of the GREAT WAR, who had ELEVEN AERIAL VICTORIES over the TRENCHES OF FRANCE.” Wingwalkers is one-part epic adventure, one-part love story, and, as is the signature for critically-acclaimed author Taylor Brown, one large part American history. The novel braids the adventures of Della and Zeno Marigold, a vagabond couple that funds their journey to the west coast in the middle of the Great Depression by performing death-defying aerial stunts from town to town, together with the life of the author (and thwarted fighter pilot) William Faulkner, whom the couple ultimately inspires during a dramatic air show—with unexpected consequences for all. Brown has taken a tantalizing tidbit from Faulkner’s real life—an evening's chance encounter with two daredevils in New Orleans—and set it aloft in this fabulous novel. With scintillating prose and an action-packed plot, he has captured the true essence of a bygone era and shed a new light on the heart and motivations of one of America's greatest authors.

Introduction to Aerospace Engineering with a Flight Test Perspective

Introduction to Aerospace Engineering with a Flight Test Perspective
Author: Stephen Corda
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 929
Release: 2017-01-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 111895338X

Comprehensive textbook which introduces the fundamentals of aerospace engineering with a flight test perspective Introduction to Aerospace Engineering with a Flight Test Perspective is an introductory level text in aerospace engineering with a unique flight test perspective. Flight test, where dreams of aircraft and space vehicles actually take to the sky, is the bottom line in the application of aerospace engineering theories and principles. Designing and flying the real machines are often the reasons that these theories and principles were developed. This book provides a solid foundation in many of the fundamentals of aerospace engineering, while illuminating many aspects of real-world flight. Fundamental aerospace engineering subjects that are covered include aerodynamics, propulsion, performance, and stability and control. Key features: Covers aerodynamics, propulsion, performance, and stability and control. Includes self-contained sections on ground and flight test techniques. Includes worked example problems and homework problems. Suitable for introductory courses on Aerospace Engineering. Excellent resource for courses on flight testing. Introduction to Aerospace Engineering with a Flight Test Perspective is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students in aerospace engineering, as well as practitioners in industry. It is an exciting and illuminating read for the aviation enthusiast seeking deeper understanding of flying machines and flight test.

The Dolphin's Tooth

The Dolphin's Tooth
Author: Bruce Kirkby
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2007-02-20
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0771095678

For fifteen years, Kirkby navigated an uncertain and uncommon path, embarking on some of the most challenging expeditions the world has to offer. Whether it’s gun fights and crocodile attacks while running Africa’s Blue Nile Gorge or rescuing a fallen sherpa on Mount Everest, Kirkby shares the excitement, doubts, and insights of a life lived on the edge.